2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Prague Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2022 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€913,250
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€6,144,950
Entries
1,267
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
9
Players Left
4

Updated Counts for the Final Seven Players

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Petar KalevBulgaria8,310,00069
2Jordan SaccucciCanada8,840,00074
4Luigi D'AlterioItaly6,875,00057
6Parker TalbotCanada2,245,00019
7Antoine SaoutFrance3,505,00029
8Istvan PilhoferHungary2,065,00017
9Jun ObaraJapan5,870,00049
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jordan Saccucci ca
Jordan Saccucci
8,840,000
-620,000
-620,000
Day 5 Chip Leader
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Petar Kalev bg
Petar Kalev
8,310,000
-730,000
-730,000
Profile photo of Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
6,875,000
545,000
545,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
5,870,000
530,000
530,000
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
3,505,000
-255,000
-255,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,245,000
-485,000
-485,000
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
2,065,000
-5,000
-5,000

Break Time

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players are heading on a 20-minute break after three levels of play. There are still seven players in the hunt for the €1,054,500 sitting up top.

Pilhofer Catches a Lucky Chop Against Talbot

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Istvan Pilhofer
Istvan Pilhofer

Parker Talbot raised to 200,000 first to act and Istvan Pilhofer jammed for 1,940,000 from the hijack to get called by Talbot.

Istvan Pilhofer: {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Parker Talbot: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Both traded some "good luck" messages as the flop came {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}. The {k-Spades} turn made a split pot possible and the {2-Hearts} river successfully did so as Pilhofer escaped from elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,730,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
2,070,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Istvan PilhoferParker Talbot

Obara Three-Bets Talbot

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Parker Talbot opened to 200,000 from the hijack with {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Action folded to Jun Obara in the small blind who saw {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, and he three-bet to 550,000.

Talbot thought for a bit, but let his cards go.

"They don't give me kings every time," said Talbot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
5,340,000
100,000
100,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,600,000
-250,000
-250,000

Tags: Jun ObaraParker Talbot

Obara Extracts Value From D'Alterio

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jun Obara
Jun Obara

Jun Obara raised to 200,000 with the {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds} from under the gun to get called by Luigi D'Alterio in the cutoff with the {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, Istvan Pilhofer also came along with the {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} in the big blind. All three players checked the {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} flop and Obara improved to the top pair on the {k-Diamonds} turn.

Pilhofer check-folded to Obara's bet worth 305,000 and the call by D'Alterio.

On the {4-Hearts} river, Obara bet another 905,000 and D'Alterio double-checked his cards before eventually paying it off as the Japanese recovered some of the earlier losses.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
6,330,000
-1,410,000
-1,410,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
5,240,000
1,710,000
1,710,000
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
1,990,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Istvan PilhoferLuigi D'AlterioJun Obara

D'Alterio Fires Two Barrels and Takes It Down

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Luigi D'Alterio opened to 200,000 on the button with {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Antoine Saout called in the big blind with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}.

D'Alterio flopped the overpair on the {4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} board. Saout checked, and D'Alterio continued for 225,000. Saout thought for about 30 seconds and made the call.

The turn was the {5-Clubs}, keeping D'Alterio's nines as an overpair to the board. Saout checked once more, and D'Alterio bet 725,000. Not improving at all, Saout let his two overs go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
7,740,000
580,000
580,000
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
3,760,000
-520,000
-520,000

Tags: Antoine SaoutLuigi D'Alterio

Small Blind Tussle Between D'Alterio and Talbot

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} and Luigi D'Alterio bet 100,000 with the {5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. Parker Talbot raised to 200,000 with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and the Italian called. On the {a-Spades} turn, D'Alterio checked and Talbot bet 520,000 to win the pot right there.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
7,160,000
320,000
320,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,850,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Luigi D'AlterioParker Talbot

Pilhofer Gets the Shove Through

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Parker Talbot opened to 240,000 from early position with {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Action folded to Istvan Pilhofer in the cutoff who found {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and moved all in for 1,800,000.

Back on Talbot, he decided to let it go and the pot was pushed to Pilhofer

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
2,550,000
-290,000
-290,000
Profile photo of Istvan Pilhofer hu
Istvan Pilhofer
2,290,000
190,000
190,000

Tags: Istvan PilhoferParker Talbot

Saout Recovers Some Chips By Forcing Out Kalev

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Antoine Saout made it 215,000 to go with the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Petar Kalev called with the {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} in the big blind. On a flop of {q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, Kalev checked and subsequently called a bet of 200,000 by Saout.

The {2-Diamonds} turn didn't change anything and Kalev checked again. Saout upped his sizing to 535,000 and that got rid of Kalev.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Petar Kalev bg
Petar Kalev
9,040,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
4,280,000
510,000
510,000

Tags: Antoine SaoutPetar Kalev

D'Alterio Drills Full House on the River

Level 29 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Luigi D'Alterio opened to 200,000 from the hijack with {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. Jun Obara made the call in the big blind with {k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

The flop showed up {k-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Obara checked his top pair, and D'Alterio continued for 160,000. Obara check-raised to 385,000. D'Alterio made the call.

The turn brought the {5-Spades}. Obara slowed with a check and D'Alterio checked behind.

The river brought the two outer, the {j-Clubs}, giving D'Alterio the boat. Obara bet 430,000 with his top pair. D'Alterio raised big to 2,100,000. Obara went into the tank for a while, using a time bank to think it out. Eventually he made the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luigi D'Alterio it
Luigi D'Alterio
6,840,000
1,120,000
1,120,000
Profile photo of Jun Obara jp
Jun Obara
3,530,000
-1,120,000
-1,120,000

Tags: Jun ObaraLuigi D'Alterio